TUI fly Netherlands

TUI fly Netherlands, legally incorporated as TUI Airlines Netherlands (formerly branded as Arkefly and Arke),[2] is a Dutch charter airline headquartered in Schiphol-Rijk on the grounds of Amsterdam Airport Schiphol in Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands.[3] It is the charter carrier of the Dutch arm of the German travel conglomerate TUI Group and its main base is Schiphol Airport.[4]

This article is about the Dutch airline. For its sister companies, see TUI AG § Airlines.

TUI fly Netherlands
IATA ICAO Callsign
OR TFL ORANGE
Founded2005 (as Arkefly)
Operating bases
Fleet size12
Destinations71[1]
Parent companyTUI Group
HeadquartersHaarlemmermeer, Netherlands
Websitetui.nl

History
TUI fly Netherlands head office

TUI fly Netherlands traces its roots to Air Holland which was founded in 1981. After financial problems, Air Holland was taken over by the Exel Aviation Group and took a new start as HollandExel in March 2004. In May 2005, the Exel Aviation Group was declared bankrupt. The German TUI Group took over the airline's activities and renamed it ArkeFly.

Operations in Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles began on 15 July 2004 as DutchCaribbeanExel which was originally part of the Exel Aviation Group but was later taken over, together with parent airline HollandExel, by the TUI Group and renamed ArkeFly Curaçao.[5] ArkeFly started weekly flights to St. Maarten from Amsterdam on 2 December 2007 but discontinued this service in November 2008. TUI holds that flights may resume if the volume of tourists travelling to St. Maarten increases.[6] Operations to Orlando, Miami, Puerto Vallarta, and Israel began in 2011.

In October 2013, Arkefly changed its marketing name to Arke to reflect the partnership with the travel agency of the same name.

On 13 May 2015, it was announced by the TUI Group that all five of TUI's airline subsidiaries will be named TUI, whilst keeping their separate Air Operator's Certificate, taking over three years to complete. Arke was the first to undergo the change and was renamed TUI on 1 October 2015 - therefore changing the airline's name also.[7]

Destinations
Main article: List of TUI fly Netherlands destinations

TUI fly Netherlands carries out regular and chartered flights, although most of the chartered flights are operated for the Dutch tour operator TUI Netherlands. It operates to destinations in the Mediterranean, Finland, Canary Islands, Red Sea, Mexico, Caribbean, United States, Africa, Middle East and the Dutch Caribbean.

Codeshare agreements

Additionally, TUI fly Netherlands maintains codeshare agreements with the following airlines:

Fleet
TUI fly Netherlands Boeing 737-800
TUI fly Netherlands Boeing 787-8

Current Fleet

As of July 2020, the TUI fly Netherlands fleet consists of the following aircraft:[9]

TUI fly Netherlands fleet
Aircraft In Service Orders Passengers Notes
P Y Total
Boeing 737-800 1 — – 189 189 To be retired in 2021.
Boeing 737 MAX 8 3 3 – 189 189 All aircraft stored due to international groundings.
Boeing 767-300ER 1 — 31 264 295 To be retired in 2021.[10]
Boeing 787-8 3 — 47 244 291
25 280 305
Total 8 3

Fleet modernization

TUI Group has 70 737 MAXs on order for the group, the order consists of a mix of the 737 MAX 8 and MAX 10 and some of these will be used for the airline to modernize the fleet and replace older aircraft. The number of aircraft allocated to TUI fly Netherlands is yet unknown with deliveries of the new aircraft commencing in January 2018.[11]

Former Fleet

TUI fly Netherlands formerly operated the following aircraft:

TUI fly Netherlands former fleet
Aircraft Total Introduced Retired Notes
Airbus A320-200 3 2019 2019 Leased from SmartLynx Airlines Estonia and GetJet Airlines
Airbus A321-200 1 2006 2006 Leased from British Midland International
Boeing 737-300 1 2013 2013 Leased from AirExplore
Boeing 737-400 2 2013 2013 Leased from AirExplore
Boeing 737-900ER 2 2008 2008 Leased from Futura International Airways
Boeing 757-200 1 2009 2009 Leased from Skyservice Airlines

References
  1. tui.nl - Vliegbestemmingen TUI retrieved 15 March 2017
  2. Arklefly shortens its name to just Arke Drum, Bruce, World Airlines News. 22 October 2013, retrieved 3 November 2013
  3. "Arkefly." TUI Nederland. Retrieved on 28 September 2009. "ArkeFly Beech Avenue 43 1119 RA Schiphol-Rijk Postbus 75607 1118 ZR Schiphol-Triport "
  4. "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 27 March 2007. p. 77.
  5. Flight International 27 March 2007
  6. ArkeFly Discontinues St. Maarten Service
  7. "Arke Fly kicks off TUI Group rebranding exercise". CH Aviation. 8 October 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  8. "TUI Netherlands / Surinam Airways plans codeshare service from April 2017". Routesonline. 9 February 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  9. "TUI Airlines Netherlands Fleet Details and History". www.planespotters.net. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  10. "TUI Group to simplify fleet, mulls more B737 MAX 10s". ch-aviation.com. 25 July 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  11. "TUI GROUP ANNOUNCE SELECTION OF 18 BOEING 737 MAX 10S". aviation24.be. Retrieved 19 June 2017.

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